Olen Underwood
Olen Ulesus Underwood
Born: May 25, 1942
Holly Grove, TX USA
Deceased: February 28, 2025
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: Texas
High School: Channelview (TX)
Career: 1965-1971
Drafted: 1965 in Round 14, #183 overall by the New York Giants
Olen Underwood played from 1965 to 1971 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers and New York Giants. Underwood accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| AFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1965 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 | 1966 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 11 | 0 | 1967 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 | 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 | 1969 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 12 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 4 |
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